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Anesthesiologist Personal Statement

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“If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your lives.” –David Riesman I developed a love for anesthesiology during my clinical elective as a medical student. Anesthesiologists handle a large scope of medicine that encompasses both physiology and pharmacology. I was fascinated by the fact that one is driven to not only use basic knowledge but is also able to exercise one’s clinical judgment and use of technical skills. I remember admiring the way anesthesiologists provide patient care in the pre-, intra-, and post-operative course of a patient’s procedure. I was intrigued with the transitioning of the patient’s health and well being from preoperative to postoperative care. I loved the diversity of the surgical …show more content…

My fellow colleagues elected me as a group leader during our internal medicine clinical rotation overseeing seven medical students. Part of my role was to make sure that we were all prepared to present our patients to the attending physician, this included following up on orders, medications, laboratory tests and imaging. I also worked collectively with students to present case reports for our weekly group discussions. During that same year, I volunteered as a research assistant in the anesthesiology department. I helped with a retrospective study on fluid and vasopressor requirements in Surgical ICU in the immediate 24-hour post-operative period. We compared the outcomes between etomidate versus propofol for induction of anesthesia. A year later, I presented a poster on our findings at the Midwest Anesthesia Conference for the first time. Though nerve racking to present among residents, fellows and attending physicians, it was also very rewarding. I was given the opportunity to see the different aspects of anesthesiology, learn more about the field, and take a glimpse at the different directions anesthesiology is heading as a field. Unknowingly, the dots began to

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